A Georgia teacher is reportedly on leave after he was caught on camera threatening a student in class.

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The video was captured in a Rockdale County classroom.

It appears to show Rockdale Career Academy teacher Paul Hagan tell a student, in part: "Don't smile at me, man. That's how people like you get shot. I got a bet by the time you're 21 somebody's gonna to put a bullet right through your head. OK? And it might be me the one who does it."

The student's mother, April Carr, told WSB she was shocked and outraged when she watched the video.

"I think it's a terroristic threat on my son's life that I definitely don't take lightly," she said.

The student told his mother that he and other students were laughing while the teacher was writing an equation on the board, which prompted the rant.